Morganatic

mor-gan-at′ik, adj. noting a marriage of a man with a woman of inferior rank, in which neither the latter nor her children enjoy the rank or inherit the po e ions of her husband, though the children are legitimate—also Left-handed marriage .— adv. Morgan at′ically . [Low L. morganatic a , a gift from a bridegroom to his bride—Teut.; cf. Ger. morgengabe , A.S. morgengifu , a morning gift.]